Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL

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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
122 PM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 4/2/2024 Tornado Events - Update #1...

.Update...

.Leighton Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  6.96 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   750 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/02/2024
Start Time:             04:55 PM CDT
Start Location:         2 WSW Leighton / Colbert County / AL
Start Lat/Lon:          34.6922 / -87.5683

End Date:               04/02/2024
End Time:               05:06 PM CDT
End Location:           4 NE Leighton / Colbert County / AL
End Lat/Lon:            34.7381 / -87.4616

Survey Summary:

Recent Worldview-3 satellite imagery courtesy of USGS depicted additional
areas of damage not previously found during NWS ground surveys.
New information reveals that a tornado touched down north of
Highway 20 west of Sockwell Lane where a tree was uprooted.
Tracking northeast, the tornado then caused significant damage to
a pole barn north of Highway 20 before snapping one power pole.
Multiple trees were uprooted or snapped as the tornado tracked
north of Leighton. Several of these trees fell on single family
residences which also sustained loss of roof shingles. The
tornado crossed county line road from Colbert county into
Lawrence county where a boat was lifted from its trailer and
displaced north approximately 20 yards. Debris fallout was noted
in an open field with some small tree twigs piercing the ground.
Sparse tree damage was done by the tornado up to south of Hatton,
AL and south of Bethel, AL in Colbert County, at which point the
tornado lifted. Thank you to Colbert and Lawrence county EMA for
their assistance with this storm survey.

Magee/Amiot


.Panther Branch...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.11 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   123 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/02/2024
Start Time:             06:01 PM CDT
Start Location:         4 NE Athens / Limestone County / AL
Start Lat/Lon:          34.8261 / -86.8947

End Date:               04/02/2024
End Time:               06:04 PM CDT
End Location:           5 NE Athens / Limestone County / AL
End Lat/Lon:            34.8315 / -86.8764

Survey Summary:
This survey showed damage consistent with an EF-0 tornado.
Multiple small and large branches snapped along Hall Rd. Large
tree split at the base in front of a residence on Mooresville Rd.
Significant loss of metal roof was seen on a detached 3 car
garage as well as metal roof peeled back on a shed. Roof debris
was scattered northward behind a single family residence. Several
large trees were uprooted along Panther Branch Creek off of
Mooresville Rd with other trees that had medium to large branches
snapped.

Guillet/Ravenscraft

&&

EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.

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